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Title: Pictorial guide to Boston and the country around
Year: 1902 (1900s)
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Subjects: Boston (Mass.) -- Guidebooks
Publisher: Boston : G.W. Armstrong Dining Room & News Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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r the murder of his captain, that, as proofof his innocence the island would gradually disappear. The steam-er passes between Long Island and Gallops Island—on the latterare the hospital buildings of the quarantine station—and then be-tween Rainsfords Island, on the right, and Georges Island, onthe left. Rainsfords Island is occupied by the buildings of theCity Almshouse. Georges Island, on which Fort Warren isbuilt, commands the main ship channel and the approach to theharbor. During the Civil War thousands of Confederate prisonerswere confined here. The fort, built in 1833, has a heavy armamentand modern defenses, which would render it a real protection tothe city in case of an attempted invasion. It has a strong torpedoarmament. To the east and northeast of Georges Island, further down theharbor are other islands. Just north of the main ship channel, atthe entrance to the harbor, is Brewsters Island, on which isBoston Light. Bug Light is at the end of a long sandy spit stretch-
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HULL, FKOiM TADDOCKS LANDING. 124 GUIDE TO BOSTON. ing west from Great Brewster. Beyond Fort Warren the steameris soon at Pembertons Landing, in the town of Hull. Hull, of which Nantasket forms a part, is now a busy sum-mer resort with hotels, cottages, and yacht clubs. On TelegraphHill, which has been seen from the steamer, are the remains of afort planned by Lafayette and also a United States government bat-tery. From Point Allerton there is a fine view of the harbor andocean. From Hull the steamer follows an inland channel to Nan-tasket Beach, though many prefer to leave the steamer at Hull andproceed to Nantasket by trolley. Nantasket Beach is about four miles long. It is one of thefinest beaches on the Atlantic coast. The shore on the seawardside offers unexcelled opportunities for bathing, while its inland sideis a fine place for boating. Nantasket Beach is a long sandy tongueoflandprojectingnorthwardfromthemainlandofthe South Shore.The Metropolitan Park Commissioners have secur

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